Watching #UBC's celebration event for the release of the new Indigenous Strategic Plan. Sheryl Lightfoot opens the lineup of speakers.
Chief Wayne Sparrow, thanking local chiefs for their work and calling for more action while implementing the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Joyce Murray, MP for Vancouver Quadra, commenting on UBC being the first university to incorporate the UN Declaration.
Sorry, my thread is not a full capture of all speakers. I missed so far: Margaret Moss, Santa Ono, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. The full program is here: aboriginal-2018.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/09/…
Kristen Carpenter commenting on work at the UN, internationally, and locally in museums and at universities--incl. at UBC--on rights of Indigenous communities and treatment of Indigenous cultural artifacts.
Marion Buller, Chief Commissioner for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, on the importance of research, record keeping, and taking action on Indigenous rights.
Laura Beaudry highlights that as a Western institution of higher education, UBC must aim for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, but it cannot claim decolonization as that would mean putting education into the hands of Indigenous communities.
Sheryl Lightfoot ends with beautiful words about the need for learning and unlearning, for holding each other accountable, and for making the university a safe place for students to reach their fullest potential.
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